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Expanding the Taxonomy of Ethical Issues in Surgical Innovation
ABSTRACT Surgical innovation poses significant ethical challenges. Previous work has grouped these challenges under four categories: potential harms to patients; compromised informed consent; unfair allocation of healthcare resources; and conflicts of interest. We argue that recent technological developments in surgery warrant the addition of three new
Jane Johnson +2 more
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Despite all the advances in laparoscopic surgery, it is still controversial whether complicated appendicitis should be treated by laparoscopic or open surgery.
Bora Barut, Cengi̇z Ceylan
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Emerging Techniques in Minimally Invasive Surgery in Hematologic Malignancies
ABSTRACT Hematologic malignancies represent the most common cancers in children. While the mainstays of treatment are chemotherapy and potentially hematopoietic stem cell transplant, minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has a role in the diagnosis and management of complications related both to disease and therapy as well as common pediatric surgical ...
Alejandro Chara +3 more
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Laparoscopic appendectomy in children
OBJECTIVE: Laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is rapidly becoming an alternative to open appendectomy for the treatment of appendicitis in children. We examined the efficacy, safety and complications of performing LA in children. METHODS: This is a critical review of the children who underwent LA between January 1999 and May 2003 at King Khalid University ...
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ABSTRACT Background and Aims Runway time, defined as the interval between completion of polyethylene glycol ingestion and the start of colonoscopy, has been studied as a determinant of bowel cleansing quality. However, whether the bowel preparation course itself is associated with colonoscope insertion difficulty remains unclear.
Kazuki Horiuchi +2 more
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Automated procedural analysis is recognized as one of the major game changers for robotic surgery. Meaning digital analysis needs to replace the manual assessments that set todays standard. Mechanical robotic‐instrument tracking enables the derivation of quantitative kinematic metrics that support behavior‐based workflow segmentation into distinct ...
Kateryna Pirkovets +4 more
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Laparoscopic treatment of right ovarian torsion caused by a mature cystic teratoma at 30 + 1 weeks of gestation. The enlarged, edematous, and cyanotic torsed ovary before detorsion A) demonstrated improved color and turgor after detorsion and ovarian‐sparing cystectomy B), consistent with reperfusion and ovarian preservation.
Aysel Nalçakan Ergünay +3 more
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Open versus Laparoscopic Appendectomy: A Literature Review
Appendectomy is the most common emergency abdominal surgery in the United States. Open appendectomy has been the standard procedure for decades, whereas laparoscopic appendectomy is a newer, less-invasive method of removing the appendix.
Nicole Kiril Nikolov +4 more
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Meralgia paresthetica after “all-in-one” appendectomy
Minimally invasive approaches have become standard for pediatric appendectomy. The laparoscopic assisted single port approach, also known as the “all-in-one” appendectomy, has gained recent popularity [1].
Andrew M. Ng +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Postoperative complications substantially increase morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Understanding prognostic factors is essential for risk stratification, targeted prevention strategies, and development of prediction models.
Anders Peder Højer Karlsen +15 more
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